mass
IPA: mˈæs
noun
- (physical) Matter, material.
- A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size.
- (obsolete) Precious metal, especially gold or silver.
- (physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. It is one of four fundamental properties of matter. SI unit of mass: kilogram.
- (pharmacology) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making pills; as, blue mass.
- (medicine) A palpable or visible abnormal globular structure; a tumor.
- (bodybuilding) Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
- (proscribed) Synonym of weight
- A large quantity; a sum.
- Bulk; magnitude; body; size.
- The principal part; the main body.
- A large body of individuals, especially persons.
- (in the plural) The lower classes of persons.
- (Christianity) The Eucharist, now especially in Roman Catholicism.
- (Christianity) Celebration of the Eucharist.
- (Christianity, usually as the Mass) The sacrament of the Eucharist.
- A musical setting of parts of the mass.
- (Roman Catholicism) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine.
- A similar ceremony offered by a number of Christian churches.
- (music) A musical composition set to portions, or all, of the Mass.
- Abbreviation of Massachusetts. [A state of the United States.]
- Alternative form of Mas [(now historical, chiefly in representations of US and Caribbean dialect) Master, used as a title of respect.]
verb
- (transitive) To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.
- (intransitive) To assemble in a mass
- (intransitive, obsolete) To celebrate mass.
adjective
- Involving a mass of things; concerning a large quantity or number.
- Involving a mass of people; of, for, or by the masses.
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